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Chairman Nadler Floor Statement in Support of H.R. 2571, the AMIGOS Act

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 2571, the AMIGOS Act: "H.R. 2571, the 'Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act'—or AMIGOS Act—would allow citizens of Portugal to participate in the E-1 and E-2 visa programs for traders and investors if Portugal provides reciproc... Read more »

House Judiciary Democrats Request Documents From DOJ on Surveillance of Members of Congress, Journalists

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led all Committee Democrats on a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) produce a series of documents related to the Trump Administration's surveillance of Members of Congress, journalists, and others. In their letter, the Members wrote, "The Committee is now engaged in... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement at Press Conference Announcing Bipartisan Agenda for “A Stronger Online Economy”

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at a press conference announcing the Antitrust Subcommittee's bipartisan agenda for “A Stronger Online Economy: Opportunity, Innovation, and Choice”: "Last Congress, the Judiciary Committee conducted a monumental, bipartisan investigation into the state of competition in... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Announces Investigation Into Targeting of Members of Congress, Journalists

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement announcing that the Committee will open a formal investigation into the Department of Justice's surveillance of Members of Congress, journalists, and others: “Recent reports suggest that, during the Trump Administration, the Department of Justice used criminal investigations as a prete... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Joins Congressman Neguse to Introduce Legislation to Ban Use of Ketamine During Arrests, Two Years After the Death of Elijah McClain

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Washington D.C.— Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler joined Congressman Joe Neguse, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chair of the U.S. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Representatives Jason Crow, Pramila Jayapal and Mondaire Jones to introduce new legislation, the Ketamine Restriction Act, to ban the use of ketamine during an arrest or detention, other than in a hospital... Read more »

House Lawmakers Release Anti-Monopoly Agenda for “A Stronger Online Economy: Opportunity, Innovation, Choice”

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WASHINGTON – Led by Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Buck (CO-04), House lawmakers today announced their bipartisan legislative agenda to expand opportunities for consumers, workers, and small business owners by holding unregulated Big Tech monopolies accountable for anti-competitive conduct. “The American people sent us to Wa... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement on Reports of DOJ Targeting Journalists and Members of Congress

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on reports that the Department of Justice inappropriately targeted journalists and Members of Congress: "It is outrageous that the Department of Justice may have used a criminal investigation as pretext to spy on journalists, Members of Congress, their families, and Congressional staff... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for FBI Oversight Hearing

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during an oversight hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray. Video footage included in Chairman Nadler's opening statement can be viewed here. "Thank you for being here today, Director Wray. "The world has certainly changed since ... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Interview with Former White House Counsel Don McGahn

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released a transcript of the Committee’s June 4 interview with Donald F. McGahn, former White House Counsel. Chairman Nadler issued the following statement on the release of the transcript: “Mr. McGahn provided the Committee with substantial new information—including firsthand accounts of President Trump’s increasin... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on "Civil Enforcement of Congressional Authorities"

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing on "Civil Enforcement of Congressional Authorities:" "I want to thank the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee for holding this important hearing. Both have a lot of exp... Read more »